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I decided to skip them when I was in Peru too. Didn't see how I'd get much more benefit seeing them from several thousand feet in a plane than I would looking a

• Angostura 7y ago
  Having done the Cessna tour over the lines back in 1990, I would say it is worth seeing them by air, just to get an idea of the expanse of the lines and how they sit in the landscape. Top tip - don't have breakfast if you're going on the morning flights. There was quite a lot of vomitting going on around me.
• jasonkester 7y ago
  “Several thousand feet” isn’t quite the right way to describe the Nazca tourist flights. “Dozens of feet” hits a little closer. And always at 60 degrees of bank, so that you get a good look. It’s really cool for a while. But there comes a point where you really wish the guy would stop circling that monkey at four gees, and how about we just stipulate that that next one is a bird, without the death spiral. It’s the rare experience where you’re happy to have them cut a few minutes off your hour. Definitely give it a go if you’re passing by!